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Seahawks sign coach Pete Carroll to contract extension
Read full article: Seahawks sign coach Pete Carroll to contract extension(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has signed a multiyear contract extension that will keep him tied with the team well past his 70th birthday. The Seahawks did not officially announce the deal, but Carroll spoke about it following the Seahawks' 44-34 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. Carroll is in his 15th NFL season as head coach and 11th in Seattle, where he’s led the Seahawks to eight playoff appearances including the Super Bowl championship in the 2013 season. He ranks 22nd on the NFL list in wins in both categories, and is three shy of matching Steve Owen, who has 153 wins, including playoffs. Carroll is the Seahawks longest-tenured and winningest coach with a 106-60-1 record.
Heat wave just warming up for scorching weekend
Read full article: Heat wave just warming up for scorching weekendRick Shine/CNNDETROIT - The heat wave that has been roasting much of the U.S. in recent days is just getting warmed up, with temperatures expected to soar to dangerous levels through the weekend. More than 100 local heat records are expected to fall Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The heat wave will likely be "short and searing," said Greg Carbin, forecast branch chief for the weather services Weather Prediction Center. Over three days in July 1995, more than 700 people died during a heat wave in Chicago as temperatures rose above 97 degrees. "Once they decide they want to go to the zoo on the weekend, thats usually where they go."